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New research suggests that animal infections can come on feed.
Hogs, News

Disease can reach hog herds through feed

Research says disease travels on feed.The hog sector is working to limit the risks

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North America’s livestock feed system continues to change to manage the risk of disease travelling on feed. The changes have meant world-leading restrictions on feed imports to Canada and a decline in imports of soybean meal into the U.S. from areas of major swine diseases. It’s also meant that some large farms are adopting supplier-to-farm
Keystone Agricultural Producers is launching a series of 34 online workshops on mental health.
News, Other

Workshops shine light on farmer mental health

KAP’s series of online workshops will highlight signs of mental distress, how to tell if someone is struggling, and the best ways to approach that conversation or get help yourself

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Producers looking to expand their knowledge on everything from market trends to agronomy have had their pick of online education for the last year, but the latest series of free ag-related seminars hope to tackle a problem usually held closer to the vest — mental health. Why it matters: Farmers have little trouble confronting an
The Biq Squeeze: Prairie governments are under pressure to endorse – and fund – business risk management enhancements.
News, Other

BRM showdown between ag ministers looms

Manitoba’s agriculture minister is sending strong signals he’s not interested in federal enhancements to AgriStability

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The fate of proposed enhancements to AgriStability, Canada’s major farm income support program panned as inadequate by farmers, were unclear at press time Jan. 29, as a soft deadline loomed. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau wanted provinces to say by Jan. 31 whether they would agree to the two AgriStability changes she proposed when Canada’s
Rural Manitoba libraries have responded to COVID restrictions by adapting their services, curbside pickup being one of them.
Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Libraries press on in COVID era

From curbside pickup to more e-books, local libraries make the best of it

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The past year has been a difficult one for many businesses and offices. As conditions and regulations changed from month to month, libraries — like other businesses — have had to adjust and develop different strategies in order to continue serving the public. It hasn’t been easy but most rural libraries have continued operating to
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Markets, News

Commodity markets simmering down

It looks like a much calmer ride could be in store for markets this year

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There’s no denying 2020 was an unprecedented year. What surprises are in store for us this year? After so much uncertainty last year triggered by COVID, it’s easy to think that the surprises will continue into 2021. But, maybe the biggest surprise of all will be that there will be no big surprises this year!
“Higher prices should not be paid for by people’s hunger.” – Julia Kloeckner.
News, Other

Global farm ministers urge free food trade during pandemic

Call comes as some exporting nations impose export restrictions

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Agriculture ministers from more than 70 countries urged governments to keep world food trade open to ensure food supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a communiqué after a virtual meeting on Jan. 22 said. The meeting was part of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture conference in Berlin and the communiqué said that despite COVID-19,
Wayne and Maria McDonald are the 2021 
Conservation Award winners.
News

McDonald Farms honoured with conservation award

The Cartwright-area operation has been longtime advocate of grass-based production

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McDonald Farms is the winner of the 2021 Conservation Award. The honour is presented every year by a Manitoba watershed district — in this case the Pembina Valley Watershed District (PVWD) — to recognize an individual, organization, family or business who actively promotes wise farm management and conservation practices. Wayne and Maria McDonald own and
Keystone Agricultural Producers president Bill Campbell speaks during an online meeting, Jan. 26, 2021.
News, Other

KAP president Bill Campbell urges farmers ‘to get involved’

VPs Verwey, Ayre also acclaimed during KAP's first online annual meeting

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Get involved. That’s Bill Campbell’s message to his fellow Manitoba farmers. Campbell, who grows crops and cattle at his farm near Minto, was acclaimed president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers’ (KAP) 37th annual meeting held online for the first time Jan. 26 to avoid spreading COVID-19 pandemic. He’s held the position since midway through 2018
China finds coronavirus cluster in chicken-processing plant
News, Poultry

China finds coronavirus cluster in chicken-processing plant

Some concerned consumers are already avoiding the product and one grocer has pulled it from shelves

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Reuters – China reported its first cluster of COVID-19 cases among workers in a meat-processing plant, raising fears among local consumers who have until now mainly worried about the safety of imported foods. Ten confirmed cases were found in a factory which slaughters 50 million chickens a year in the northeastern city of Harbin and
Top: When there were thousands of elevators scattered across the Prairies, data gathering was much more difficult. Seen here the very first ‘standard’ elevator, built in 1881 in Gretna. Main: The G3 terminal elevator in Vancouver. These kinds of sophisticated operations make data collection relatively easy today.
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A century later a key data report still informs the grain trade

The Canadian Grain Commission’s Grain Statistics Weekly celebrates its 100th anniversary this year

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Canada’s grain industry has changed a lot since 1921, but some things have been constant — sowing, reaping, and of course, the Grains Statistics Weekly.  The publication, whose name succinctly describes its content, celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) announced recently on its website. “In a lot of ways it

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